William Hotchkiss / Hodgkins

Personal and Family Information

William was born about 1506 in Shropshire, England, the son of William Hotchkiss / Hodgkins and Alice.

He died about JUN 1539. The place is not known.

His wife is not known. They were married, but the date and place have not been found. Their two known children were Thomas (c1527-?) and Henry (c1529-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)

Events

Notes

Note 1

!Note: 1539–1542 in England - Context:

This period saw major disruption from the Dissolution of the Monasteries, which shuttered not just religious houses but also church-run hospitals, schools, and poor relief. The fallout from the Pilgrimage of Grace led to executions and heightened tension in the north. Combined with land seizures, Cromwell’s fall, royal instability, and sporadic disease outbreaks, the result was widespread displacement, hardship, and family fragmentation. These conditions likely explain the high rate of early deaths, remarriages, and child relocations during this time.

!Source: Norfolk Wills & Probate https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=PRS%2FNORFWILLPROB%2F073882&tab=this

First name William

Document type Will

Last name Howchynes

Archive reference ANW, will register, Athowe, fo. 12

Title Howchynes, William, of Cawston

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Year 1536

Record set Norfolk Wills & Probate

Date 1536-1545

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

Residence Cawston

Subcategory Wills & Probate

County Norfolk

Collections from Great Britain, England

Country England

!Source: Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860 https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=GBPRS%2FSTAFF%2FWILLS%2F310242&tab=this

First name Wm

Series description Registered wills and original wills, administrations and inventories, 1494-1860, and, act books, 1532-1638 for Diocese of Lichfield Episcopal Consistory Court

Last name Heykenes

Piece description Original wills, administrations, inventories

Year 1538

Piece surname range H

Probate year 1538

Piece year range 1530-1540

Parish -

Record set Staffordshire, Dioceses Of Lichfield And Coventry Wills And Probate 1521-1860

Place Bredbere, , England

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

County -

Subcategory Wills & Probate

Country England

Collections from England, Great Britain

!Source: Bedfordshire Burials https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=XAUTO%2FFHS%2FBEDFORDSHIRE%2FBUR%2F00251487&tab=this

First name William

Notes Also Howsse.

Last name Howesse <<<< Probably originally written as Hotchkesse. Secretary hand tchk are often mistaken for w by modern readers.

Description All Saints

Death year 1539

Denomination Anglican

Year of burial 1539

Repository Bedfordshire Archives

Burial date 30 Jun 1539

Document reference Parish Register

Place Houghton Regis, All Saints

Indexno 875456

Status Father <<<

Record set Bedfordshire Burials

Relative first name Henry & Thomas <<<

Category Birth, Marriage & Death

County Bedfordshire

Subcategory Parish Burials

Country England

Collections from Great Britain, England